American Whiskey reviews

Belle Meade Black Bell bourbon is a collaboration between Nelson-Greenbrier distillery and Blackstone Brewery in Nashville, Tennessee. Basically, Blackstone's Imperial Stout was aged in Belle Meade…

This is Knob Creek Single Barrel 9yo. Purchased at Midtown Corkdorks in downtown Nashville about a mile from the Nelson Greenbrier distillery (Belle Meade). Barrel #3422 "hand selected" by the retailer…

This sample was given to me by a trusted and highly respected friend. These notes were penned while listening to a thirteen minute version of Loan Me A Dime by Boz Scaggs, featuring the incomparable…

1792 Ridgemont Reserve has always been one of my favourite bourbons (though it's a bit pricey, it's usually relatively available). So I was quick to snap up (and drink most of) this barrel proof, non…

Some terms are strictly defined, like "Kentucky Straight Bourbon", or "Single Malt Scotch". Others are meaningless, legally speaking. Terms like "old" (without an actual age statement), "rare", "special"…

Paired with a Habonos Romeo Y Julieta Short Churchill - first off IMHO this cigar is one of the better Habonos out there on the market. The aroma of this cigar is what you would expect from a great…

Some things are better as an idea. Some things sound great in theory, but don't always pan out in practice. (Insert communism/capitalism/marriage joke here) Knob Creek Single Barrel may suffer from the…

Picked this up on a business trip to Atlanta last week. This is only my second experience with wheated whiskey, Larceny being the only other. Bottle opened 1 week and 90% full. Nose: Apple pie, blackb…

Henry McKenna was an Irish immigrant who started a distillery in Kentucky in 1855. Although he died in 1893, and the distillery closed when Prohibition started, his family kept it going afterwards, later…

Like the last bourbon I just reviewed, Old Grand-Dad is made at Jim Beam and is branded as one of "The Olds" with Old Overholt. I believe this recipe has more rye content than standard Jim Beam. Thanks…